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☆ U.S. VP Harris set to visit Korean DMZ after Kim's missile test
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a bilateral meeting with South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (not pictured) in Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2022. Harris' visit was publicly confirmed by South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo during a meeting with the U.S. vice president in Tokyo and was later confirmed by a U.S. official. Harris would tour the DMZ, meet with service members, receive an operational briefing from U.S. commanders, reflect on the shared sacrifice of American and South Korean soldiers and reaffirm the "ironclad" commitment to South Korean security, the official added. "Your visit to the DMZ and Seoul will be very symbolic demonstrations of your strong commitments to security and peace on the Korean Peninsula," Han said. North Korea says it maintains its sovereign right to self defence, and has accused both the United States and South Korea of a hostile posture to the country.
☆ With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Abe at state funeral
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Kiyoshi Takenaka Elaine Lies | Kiyoshi Takenaka | Elaine Lies | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
A portrait of Shinzo Abe hangs above the stage during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, 2022 at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Several current and former heads of state visited Japan for the state funeral of Abe, who was assassinated in July while campaigning on a street. read moreIn one part of downtown Tokyo, protesters waved signs and chanted "No state funeral" to the tune of a guitar. DIVISIVE FIGUREJapan's longest-serving prime minister was a divisive figure who was dogged by scandals. read moreThe state funeral for Abe, who received a private funeral days after his assassination, was the first for an ex-premier since one in 1967 for former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
☆ Japan prepares to bid farewell to slain Abe with controversial state funeral
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Elaine Lies | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Mourners offer flowers at the altar outside Nippon Budokan Hall which will host a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Issei KatoTOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Japan will honour on Tuesday its assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a polarising figure who dominated modern-day politics as its longest-serving leader, with a rare state funeral that has become nearly as divisive as he was. "It has a completely different meaning to a funeral for ordinary people. The sole Group of Seven leader set to join, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, cancelled in order to tackle a natural disaster at home. read moreThe state funeral for Abe, who received a private funeral days after his assassination, is the first since one in 1967 for former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
☆ Japan intervened in forex market to stem weak yen - top currency diplomat Kanda
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Neil Jerome Morales | Enrico Dela Cruz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCoins and banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File PhotoTOKYO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Japanese government has intervened in the foreign exchange market to sell dollars for yen to stem the Japanese currency's recent sharp falls, top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Thursday. "We have taken decisive action (in the exchange market)," he told reporters, responding in the affirmative when asked if that meant intervention. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto Editing by Chang-Ran KimOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Japan 'most certainly' will intervene in FX market if needed -top FX diplomat
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA Japan yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File PhotoTOKYO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Japan has not intervened in the currency market yet but will "most certainly" do so when necessary, the country's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Thursday. "Markets are making very volatile moves," Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, told reporters. "We cannot tolerate excess volatility and disorderly currency moves," he said when asked about the yen's recent slide to fresh 24-year lows. Kanda declined to comment, when asked whether authorities conducted rate checks in the foreign exchange market.
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